Perhaps his opponents should have checked his history before picking a fight with him…

Saxon’s profile had gone unchecked by his opponents who were found mainly in the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) and schools of education (teacher training). The establishment claimed he wasn’t a “trained teacher” and clearly knew little about mathematics because, one said, his simplistic textbook material could be “learned by monkeys.” It is doubtful that any math education teacher has ever brought more to the table of “real life” math experiences than John Saxon. To say he didn’t know how to teach because he hadn’t attended a school of education also showed their narrow view of teacher teaching. He was stunned by the lack of knowledge in mathematics among so many elementary teachers. His books, he said, were therefore written to help adults and students understand historically proven and used mathematics principles and concepts.

Saxon Publishing authors maintained control over their copyrighted material when the company was sold. NONE of their content is “aligned” inside the books’ covers with Common Core standards. The publisher does offer supplemental materials that Saxon teachers can use, if they so choose.

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